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Dr. Faye Taxman discusses the opioid epidemic on The Kojo Nnamdi Show
Dr. Faye Taxman along with Dr. Andy Robie, Chief Medical Information Officer at Unity Healthcare and Quinton Askew, Director/CEO of Maryland 211 discuss the opioid epidemic in the Washington, D.C. area. Listen here.
Read MoreMason awarded NIH grant to establish center for research on opioid abuse treatment
George Mason University News highlights new NIDA-funded project that targets the opioid epidemic, led by Drs. Taxman and Rudes. Read more here.
Read MoreRNR and SUSTAIN in Hidalgo County, TX
Check out the great work that Hidalgo County, TX is doing with evidence based practices!
Read MoreHidalgo County, TX Specialty Court Programs
Hidalgo County Community Supervision and Corrections Department is doing amazing work with their Specialty Court programs! Check out this video highlighting the work they are doing.
Read MoreBuilding Capacity in Hidalgo County, TX
Hidalgo County, TX Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) began collaborating with George Mason University’s Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!) in 2012 to implement evidence-based supervision. Through this partnership, CSCD adopted two translational tools: Staff Undertaking Skills to Advance Innovation (SUSTAIN) and the Risk–Need-Responsivity (RNR) Simulation Tool. Since 2014, CSCD has more than doubled…
Read MorePrince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center Re-entry Dorm Program
Check out this video highlighting the excellent work Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center, or ADC, is doing to help individuals be successful when they are released from jail. As part of this program, they are using the RNR Simulation Tool!
Read MoreA Conversation with Keramet Reiter on Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons
George Mason’s University’s Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!) & the Department of Criminology, Law & Society Proudly Present A Conversation with Keramet Reiter on Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons. Keramet Reiter is an Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law & Society at the University of California, Irvine. This event will take place Monday, November 14th from…
Read MoreJurisdictions Using RNR Simulation Tool
The RNR Simulation Tool is a translational tool to help jurisdictions advance practice in Risk-Need-Responsivity. The toolkit is designed to assist agencies in determining what forms of programming will be most effective in reducing recidivism and improving outcomes within their population. The tool is designed to guide resource allocation and help jurisdictions identify service provision…
Read MoreACE! Director Faye Taxman, Deputy Director Danielle S. Rudes and Doctoral Students Teneshia Thurman, Kimberly S. Meyer, and Shannon Magnuson designed a course to help justice agencies use implementation science.
We are working with the Virginia Department of Corrections on this course. Course materials are derived from materials developed as part of ongoing implementation science work including: 1) Dr. Faye Taxman is doing an Implementation Fellowship with the Bureau of Justice Assistance; and 2) Dr. Rudes has a grant from the National Institute of Justice…
Read MoreDr. Rudes quoted in U.S. News & World Report
ACE!’s Dr. Danielle Rudes was recently quoted in the U.S. News & World Report article titled Probation for President Hillary Clinton? Here’s How it Would Work. Read the article here.
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